November 29, 2017
Winter Weather Risks: Preventing Workplace Injury and Managing Claims
With the winter months quickly approaching, employers across all industries must prepare for cold weather hazards resulting from freezing temperatures. According to the Bureau of Labor Statis...
November 21, 2017
Steps to Reduce Risk Following a Natural Disaster
Over the course of a few short weeks, Hurricane Harvey and Hurricane Irma devastated major cities, rural towns and miles of coastline. According to Moody’s Analytics, total economic damages a...
October 25, 2017
Three Tips for Safe Patient Handling
A Bureau of Labor Statistics report revealed that across all industries, 33 of 10,000 full time workers suffered from overexertion injuries. However, this type of injury doubled when looking ...
October 18, 2017
Indemnity Contracts: Virginia Regulation Update
As a form of contractual risk transfer, indemnification provisions are used to mitigate financial risk by shifting legal liability from one party (indemnitee) to another (indemnitor). This ty...
September 06, 2017
Autonomous Vehicles & the Evolving Business Landscape
According to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, there could be 3.5 million self-driving vehicles on the road by 2025. This outlook isn’t surprising considering large automakers like ...
August 29, 2017
Acquisitions: Cyber Concerns to Consider
Last month, a data breach at a Philadelphia-based health group gave hackers access to the files of 300,000 patients, exposing private data including names, addresses and even social security ...
August 15, 2017
Volume IX, Issue 2: Q2 2017
In this issue, The Graham Company discusses its unique, proactive approach to risk management, which has been serving clients in high-risk industries for more than 50 years. Producer Luke Foley explai...
July 17, 2017
The Cost-Saving – and Safety – Benefits of BIM-Driven Prefabrication
According to JLL’s Construction Outlook, construction spending in 2016 rose 4.5 times higher than 2015 levels. Considering this sharp increase, many construction companies are looking for inn...
July 03, 2017
Managing Accident Risk for Distribution Fleets
In 2016, the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America reported that the property and casualty industry experienced 1.7 billion in net underwriting losses from January through Septemb...
June 28, 2017
The Benefits of Pre-Dispute Arbitration
This month, The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued proposed requirements for pre-dispute arbitration agreements commonly utilized by long-term care facilities. After CM...
May 19, 2017
CTE Risk Management for Youth Athletic Programs
Concussion-related health issues associated with athletics, particularly the risk of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) among participants in sports involving jarring collisions, have con...
April 07, 2017
Mitigating Risk in Healthcare Institutions
No one likes getting sued. Especially in the health and human services field, the long and tedious process can cause the prosecuting party – generally a patient or a patient’s family – and th...
October 24, 2016
Drones & Real Estate: Using Drones for Real Estate Photography & Production
If you’ve browsed the websites of apartments or hotels recently, you’ve probably seen some stunning aerial photography and videos of the property. These shots were likely taken by an unmanned...
October 13, 2016
Winter Weather Preparedness Checklist
It’s only just begun to feel like fall, but it’s never too early to begin preparing your business for winter. Once the cold weather season begins, it will be imperative that you’ve made arran...
September 30, 2016
Active Shooter Preparedness in Nursing Homes
An active shooter is a worst case safety scenario for any business or organization. It happens suddenly and is typically over within as little as 10 to 15 seconds, leaving victims and witness...